I appreciate the useful links. Thanks. -- Rich
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Guenter Milde <mi...@users.sf.net> wrote: > On 2013-10-23, Richard Talley wrote: > > ... > > > Run the example that comes with LyX. Note in example says, 'The moderncv > > class offers lots of customization possibilities; some are explained in > the > > preamble of this document; for more information look at the documentation > > of the LaTeX-package moderncv.' > > > Yeah, right. The README for moderncv is very short and includes this: > 'Until > > a decent manual is written, you can always look in the "examples" > directory > > for some examples. Documents can be compiled into dvi, ps or pdf.' > > > The example LyX file points to documentation that doesn't actually exist. > > There is no 'more information'. > ... > > To fill this gap, there are a number of tutorials and docs on the WWW. > The example file may rather point to, e.g., > > http://frank.uvena.de/de/LaTeX/moderncv/ (German) > > http://www.surefoss.org/workflow/akademische-lebenslaufe-mit-latex-und-dem-moderncv-package/ > (German) > > http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2012/09/Bewerbungen-erstellen-mit-der-LaTeX-Klasse-Modern-CV/ > > (As to the original misleading title of this bug report: IMO support and > documentation of commercial software (in general) is by no means better. > Of course, whith widely used programs the chance to find a competent user > nearby is higher the with "of the box" programs. > > Günter > > >